African Review weekly digest - 30th October - 3rd November

(Image source: Komencanto/commons)Here is a brief overview of the week’s news on African Review, from 30th October - 3rd November 2017

Morocco confirms to support energy Conferences in Casablanca in November 2017

The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development in Morocco has said to extend its support to two conferences on gas and renewable in Casablanca in November 2017. Click here to read the full story.

Cometto launches new modular series MGSL for heavyweight goods

Cometto, the specialist for self-propelled, modular and special industrial vehicles, has launched the MGSL modular axle lines, for public roads, off-road transport as well as for inside plant operations to move heavyweight goods. Click here to read the full story.

Buhari commends Nigeria's progress in World Bank's doing business ranking

Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria, has lauded the phenomenal improvement of Nigeria on the World Bank’s doing business latest rankings that was released on 31 October 2017. Click here to read the full story.

The African Development Bank has stated that it wishes to categorically refute the statement that it has “called off loans to Nigeria”, as reported in Reuters and credited to AfDB Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth Amadou Hott. Click here to read the full story.

Nairobi to organise 2017 International Space Forum

The ministerial meeting on the International Space Forum, which will be held in Nairobi on 28 November 2017, was presented on 25 October 2017, at the Farnesina, with the attendance of the diplomatic missions of the African countries in Italy. Click here to read the full story.

Siemens create East Africa HQ in Ethiopia and hosts a Technology Day

Siemens is in the process of setting up and expanding its East Africa footprint and is making Ethiopia the headquarters of their East Africa Hub. Click here to read the full story.

Africa50, the AfDB’s infrastructure fund for Africa, has signed financing documentation with Scatec Solar and Norfund for developing 400MWDC utility scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Egypt for which they had previously entered into a joint development agreement (JDA). Click here to read the full story.